Sen. Rand Paul | On his gun votes

7:27 PM,
Apr. 22, 2013

Rand Paul

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RAND PAUL

Every time I listen to the parents of the children who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary, I am profoundly sad. I have three boys and the grief and pain that a parent feels when their child is taken is hard to fathom. I can only imagine the magnitude of their grief.

I want to do what we can to prevent these horrific mass murders. I supported amendments that would have increased prosecution of felons attempting to buy guns. Last year, 15,000 felons tried to buy guns, but only 44 were prosecuted. This is inexcusable - a tragic lack of enforcing current law. I, along with other concerned legislators, ...